The Republican U.S. Senate candidate, who served in the Navy Reserves in Iraq and Afghanistan, is rolling out his Veterans for Summers Coalition.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) _ Republican U.S. Senate candidate Charlie Summers is seeking to bolster his military credentials in the U.S. Senate campaign in Maine.

Summers, who served in the Navy Reserves in Iraq and Afghanistan, is rolling out his Veterans for Summers Coalition. The first stop was Monday evening in Caribou, followed by events on Tuesday in Bangor and Portland.

Summers is one of two military veterans in the Senate race. The other is Danny Dalton, an independent from Brunswick.

Also in the race are Democrat Cynthia Dill and independents Angus King, Steve Woods and Andrew Ian Dodge.